People
John Longhurst
Biography:
John Longhurst was an organist for the Tabernacle Choir from 1977 through 2007. He is also noted for writing the music to the Latter-day Saint hymn "I Believe in Christ" and being one of the few main forces behind the design of the Conference Center organ. He is the author of Magnum Opus: The Building of the Schoenstein Organ at the Conference Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a child, Longhurst lived on a ranch near Placerville, California. In 1949, his father died and the family subsequently moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. As a young man, Longhurst served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Eastern Atlantic States Mission.... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square featuring Sissel as Organist | 2007-09-24 |
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square featuring Renee Fleming and Claire Bloom as Organist | 2006-10-12 |
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves as Organist | 2005-09-15 |
Silent Night, Holy Night with Walter Cronkite as Organist | 2003-10-07 |
The Joy of Christmas with Angela Lansbury as Organist | 2002-09-04 |